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A concert titled Winter Daydreams by the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra under conductor Pavel Smelkov, at the Mariinsky Concert Hall. Programme: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 in G minor, subtitled 'Winter Daydreams' — the composer's first symphonic work, written in 1866 — and six Georgy Sviridov romances on Pushkin texts (including 'The Forest Sheds Its Red Cloak' and 'Winter Evening') orchestrated for this performance by Smelkov. The programme also includes a world premiere. Vocal soloists: Natalia Yevstafyeva, Alexander Mikhailov, Vladimir Moroz and Miroslav Molchanov; solo violin by Ilya Kozlov. At the Mariinsky Concert Hall, the acoustically strongest of the three Mariinsky rooms. Nearest metro: Sadovaya.